28th December 2012 Epping Ongar Railway

Work and family commitments, together with Christmas holidays meant a lack of trips in December, so I was pleased to get a day out between Christmas and the New Year to visit the Epping Ongar Railway. This fledgling preserved line had been operating for less than 1 year, but had been a long time in planning and had amassed a fair collection of rolling stock and locos. In steam for the day on their Mince Pie Special passenger service was GWR Prairie tank 4141 with their 31 being used later in the day to shunt stock at North Weald. A pleasant day out on a friendly line with a well organised bus service to fill the missing gap between Epping and North Weald. The weather wasn't up to much remaining full dull for most of the day, but at least the near constant rain the UK had been suffering from during much of December stayed away.